Jalen Rose temporarily pulled off air by ESPN because of DUI

A. Isaac Senior Editor

Jalen Rose1 309x173 Jalen Rose temporarily pulled off air by ESPN because of DUI

Jalen Rose, who only weeks ago was the talk of the town because of the Fab Five documentary, appears to be in hot water at ESPN. Two days before the documentary aired, Rose was arrested in Michigan on suspicion of DUI. Rose later admitted to fault in the case and was working with prosecutors on sentencing. However, during the whole ordeal, almost three entire weeks, he never informed his employer of the arrest.

Oops. Quite a misstep there Mr. Rose, and one that may find you unemployed in the not so distant future.

“Jalen has accepted full responsibility for his actions. Both parties are taking this very seriously, and as a result, we’ve agreed that he will not be on our air while he addresses this situation,” said ESPN spokesman Josh Krulewitz in an email to Game On!

On Thursday, ESPN’s new ombudsman at the Poynter Institute published a report blaming Rose for not informing his bosses in Bristol, Conn. about his run-in with the cops for weeks.

To make matters worse for ESPN, they appeared to have found out about the Rose arrest by other media sources, specifically a local TV station in Detroit. And if there’s one thing ESPN absolutely abhors, it’s getting out-scooped by somebody else. Especially, you know, when it’s embarrassingly one of their own talents.

On a side note, I’m pretty sure Grant Hill and the rest of the Uncle Toms from the Duke brigade had a nice little chuckle over this one.

Jalen Rose pulled off the air by ‘compromised’ ESPN [USA Today]

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